San Antonio - Trinity's men's soccer team posted its first shutout of the season with a 4-0 victory over Mississippi College on Sunday afternoon.

The Tigers (2-0-0) are ranked fourth (tied) in Division III according to the preseason poll released by the National Soccer Coaches Assocation of America.  Trinity defeated ninth-ranked UT-Tyler 4-1 to open the season on Friday night.

In today's game, Trinity had eight shots in each half, holding the Choctaws to just six shots total in the game.  Goalkeeper Matt Cardone had three saves in his first shutout of the year, following a 2011 season in which he recorded three shutouts as a first-year player.

Trinity scored twice in each half, getting on the board halfway through the first period with the eventual game-winning goal from Jeff Hayes.  Hayes got on the board in Friday's game as well, knocking in the team's final goal of the night.

Yuri Ribiero added the second goal for the Tigers in the 36th minute, then he netted his second of the game early in the second half to put Trinity up 3-0.  Luke Tibbitts scored his first career goal in the final minutes, closing out the game's scoring.

Kyle Porter picked up a pair of assists in the game, including the game-winner.  Brian Hines and Murray Fraser also recorded assists for the Tigers.

Trinity returns to action tomorrow against Willamette University at 2:00 p.m.  Next weekend, the Tigers continue their home stand to start the season, facing off against the University of Texas-Dallas and Hardin-Simmons University on Friday and Saturday.  Both games will start at 7:30 p.m.